About the role:
Our Talent and Careers Team are busy supporting council to be fit for the future, with the right talent to serve our district as it grows - Selwyn is the fastest growing district in New Zealand!
As a Talent and Careers Specialist, you'll manage end-to-end recruitment process across our business, working closely with hiring managers to understand their needs to deliver practical, effective recruitment solutions that help attract and secure great people.
- Job briefs, advertising, screening, interviewing and employment documentation
- Provide advice on salaries and benefits
- Ensure a positive and professional candidate experience at every stage
- Play a key role in coaching, influencing, and embedding best practice recruitment and talent initiatives
- Recruitment administration and database management
- Get involved with special projects and recruitment initiatives
This is a full-time permanent position, but we are flexible to offer 32-40hours per week for the right candidate.
About you:
You will be passionate people person, with excellent communication, great initiative and the confidence to ask good questions. You'll bring with you a minimum of 3 years of end-to-end recruitment experience with a solid understanding of best practice and good employment processes.
- Clear and effective communication
- Ability to build strong relationships and engage with a variety of personalities across all levels
- Willingness to take ownership and challenge appropriately
- Sound organisation and administration skills, with excellent attention to detail
- Collaborative team player who enjoys sharing ideas and supporting others
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and exercise discretion
What we can offer:
- Great work-life balance with flexibility
- Career coaching and development
- Life insurance
- Wellbeing and volunteer leave
- Three days paid leave between Christmas and New Year
- Two weeks paid Partners Leave
- Sick leave from day one
- Continued KiwiSaver contributions during savings suspension
- Discounts with local and national businesses
Selwyn is one of the fastest-growing districts in New Zealand. We have a fantastic quality of life, great communities, and a thriving economy. Our Council works actively with residents to provide the services and facilities that help our communities to thrive and grow.
Our head office is based in Rolleston (only 25km from Christchurch), which offers an enviable family lifestyle, outstanding local facilities and an easy drive to the ski fields, rivers and hills that make up Canterbury's stunning landscape.
Our values are important to us and represent the way we work: · Be a good human · Be brave - Think differently · Better together- Make it happen for Selwyn.
We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with our Treaty partner to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
This is a great time to join our People Team, we are a highly engaged, fun and supportive bunch, who are making real impact with positive change.